Revision as of 14:41, 13 June 2008

This tutorial will show you how to configure Tigerstripe to run code generations in a headless environment. This will allow you to incorporate Tigerstripe's code generation functionality into a build chain using many of the commonly available build tools, specifically Maven 2.

Installing Tigerstripe Generators

Overview

Tigerstripe Generators are pluggable components that allow users to define rules and conventions for code that is generated from a Tigerstripe Model Project. Several generators are currently available, and in many cases, you may want to write your own. For more information on writing you own Tigerstripe Generators see Tigerstripe Tutorials, Code Generation.

Obtaining Tigerstripe Generators

The generator used in this tutorial is in the Tigerstripe CVS repository at:

Alternatively, it can be downloaded as a .zip file, export-xml.zip. If downloading the .zip file, follow the procedure described in the Importing an Example Model Section to import the project into your workspace.

Installing the Generator

Open the generator's configuration (ts-plugin.xml) for editing.

From the Overview panel, Testing section, click the Package and deploy this plugin. Hyperlink.

Running a Generation from the Command Line

Overview

Now that the Tigerstripe workbench is set up and the Tigerstripe generators have been installed and tested you can invoke a generation run from the command line. The Eclipse mechanism for running in a headless environment will be used to accomplish this.